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New Amnesty report on the human rights impact of the Philippines' rapid expansion of nickel mining on Indigenous Peoples and rural\xa0...", 'link': 'https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2025/01/philippines-nickel-mining-projects-approved-despite-inadequate-consultation-and-serious-risks-to-communities-health-and-environment/', 'content': "---\ntitle: Philippines: Nickel mining projects approved despite inadequate consultation and serious risks to communities’ health and environment\nurl: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2025/01/philippines-nickel-mining-projects-approved-despite-inadequate-consultation-and-serious-risks-to-communities-health-and-environment/\nhostname: amnesty.org\ndescription: New Amnesty International report highlights the human cost of rising global demand for electric vehicles\nsitename: Amnesty International\ndate: 2025-01-09\ncategories: ['News']\n---\nIndigenous Peoples and rural communities in the Philippines are being subjected to numerous human rights abuses amid a rapid expansion in the mining of nickel, an essential component of lithium-ion batteries, Amnesty International said today in a new report highlighting the human cost of rising global demand for electric vehicles.\nWhat do we get in return? How the Philippines nickel boom harms human rights documents failings to adequately consult local communities and obtain consent from Indigenous Peoples about nickel mining projects which have left deforestation, metal contamination and health problems in their wake in the provinces of Zambales and Palawan. It is highly likely that nickel mined from these sites is entering the supply chains of major electric vehicle (EV) companies.\n“Indigenous Peoples and rural communities are paying a heavy price for the world’s scramble for energy transition minerals,” said Veronica Cabe, Chair of Amnesty International Philippines.\n“Not only did these communities undergo seriously flawed consultation processes – blighted by misrepresentations and a lack of information – they are now being forced to endure the negative impacts of these mining operations on their health, livelihoods and access to clean water.”\nIndigenous Peoples and rural communities are paying a heavy price for the world’s scramble for energy transition minerals\nVeronica Cabe, Chair of Amnesty International Philippines\nThe research focused on two areas: the coastal region of Santa Cruz in Zambales and Brooke’s Point, ancestral home to the Pala’wan Indigenous People in the island of Palawan. In Santa Cruz, four large-scale companies are currently extracting nickel: BenguetCorp Resources Management Corporation; Eramen Minerals Inc.; LNL Archipelago Minerals, Inc.; and Zambales Diversified Metals Corporation. In Brooke’s Point, one company, Ipilan Nickel Corporation (INC), is active and two others, MacroAsia Mining Corporation (MMC) and Lebach Mining Corporation, have plans to extract nickel.\nCommunity members said deforestation and environmental damage linked to nickel mining is causing them harm. In Santa Cruz, studies suggest that communities are being exposed to heavy metal contamination linked to nickel mining from the air, water and food chain.\n![Satellite image showing large green areas of forest and a settlement with houses and farmland in the top left hand corner. Throughout the image are big areas of land where trees have been removed to make way for nickel mines, which are yellow and gold in colour from this distance](https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/NickelMiningAerialShot.jpg)\nIn both regions, interviewees reported an increase in health issues since the mines opened, including asthma, coughs, breathing difficulties and other respiratory issues, in addition to skin diseases and eye, throat and skin irritation. They also reported how declining water quality – with several freshwater sources described as having turned a “reddish-brown” – has adversely impacted the livelihoods of fisher people and reduced crop yields.\n“The Philippine government must suspend these mining operations until it has conducted an urgent investigation into human rights and environmental abuses, while nickel mine operators must put human rights at the centre of their operations,” said Amnesty International’s Business and Human Rights researcher, Alysha Khambay.\n“Without greater supply chain transparency, EV brands cannot say that their vehicles are free from the taint of human rights and environmental abuse in the Philippines. These brands must investigate their supply chains for links to nickel from the Philippines and make the results and any risk mitigation measures public.”\nThe research, conducted between September 2023 and October 2024, included interviews with 90 community members, as well as site visits and scrutiny of project documents, court records and images. Responses from the companies – who denied the allegations made against them – are available in the annex of the report.\nLack of due process and access to crucial information\nThe report shows how Indigenous and rural communities did not receive adequate explanations about the human rights and environmental risks of nickel mining, and were denied proper consultations on the mining projects, despite protections in both domestic and international law.\nSuch protections require states to ensure that communities are meaningfully consulted on extractive projects, and in the case of projects that impact Indigenous Peoples, obtain Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC). In practice, this means fully informing communities of the potential impacts of nickel mining, listening to communities and addressing their concerns, and properly conducting and respecting the outcomes of FPIC processes.\nIn both Santa Cruz and Brooke’s Point, people who rely on their natural environment to sustain their livelihoods reported being unable to access information crucial to understanding the impact of nickel mining on their communities. In many cases, project documents, such as environmental impact assessments, were not provided.\nAmnesty International was only able to locate online relevant environmental impact studies for three of the seven nickel mining projects featured in the report. The organization requested copies of the environmental impact studies from the other companies and the Philippine Department of Environment and Natural Resources. However, this information was not provided.\nIn some cases, project documents were denied to community members, even after they had specifically requested them, preventing them from making an informed decision. In Brooke’s Point, members of the Pala’wan Indigenous People said that INC failed to provide copies of the environmental impact statement and a map of the company’s operations and boundary upon request.\nRomeo Melnocan, a community member in Brooke’s Point, said: “…the map they showed was very blurry. We can’t make a decision based on the information that was presented as we didn’t understand the impact.”\nIn both areas, interviewees said community members known to be opposed to nickel mining were deliberately excluded from consultations. Those who attended consultations said they were either dismissed or ignored when they raised concerns about the potential risks of the mining projects.\nIn Brooke’s Point, flaws in the FPIC processes carried out in relation to INC and MacroAsia Mining Corporation (MMC)’s nickel mines have invalidated these processes and created divisions within the Pala’wan Indigenous People. Despite this, INC has been extracting nickel for over two years and MMC is in the process of obtaining the necessary permits to start commercial mining operations.\nUnder FPIC, consent must be given freely, without manipulation, coercion, threat, fear of reprisal and corruption. However, Amnesty spoke with community members who said they and others had been offered bribes by the mining companies INC and MMC to support their projects.\nIt is time to stop sacrificing the human rights, health and environment of Indigenous Peoples and rural communities for the benefit of extractive companies, multinational car companies and consumers in industrialized countries\nAlysha Khambay, Amnesty International’s Business and Human Rights researcher\nCommunity member Beto Calman said: “People are pro-mining because of money, bribes. If there’s a meeting, the pro-mining people will get an invitation immediately, but us who are impacted will never.”\nCommunity members said the FPIC processes excluded customary Pala’wan leaders and decision-making, which constitutes a violation of the right to self-determination. Both INC and MMC deny all of the allegations and maintain the FPIC processes were carried out in accordance with requirements.\nCompanies have a responsibility to conduct due diligence to identify and prevent human rights abuses linked to their operations or business relationships and address negative impacts when they are found to occur. In situations where FPIC is not possible, companies should responsibly disengage in consultation with affected Indigenous People and cease planned operations.\n“It is time to stop sacrificing the human rights, health and environment of Indigenous Peoples and rural communities for the benefit of extractive companies, multinational car companies and consumers in industrialized countries. There must be greater accountability across the EV and battery supply chain for the potential harms that mining operations cause,” Alysha Khambay said."}, {'title': 'Philippines: President Duterte gives "shoot to kill" order amid ...', 'snippet': 'Apr 2, 2020 ... Based on latest information from the Philippine National ... Manila – upon receiving news that relief items were to be distributed there.', 'link': 'https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/04/philippines-president-duterte-shoot-to-kill-order-pandemic/', 'content': '---\ntitle: President Duterte gives "shoot to kill" order amid pandemic response\nurl: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/04/philippines-president-duterte-shoot-to-kill-order-pandemic/\nhostname: amnesty.org\ndescription: Violence and deadly force have no place in the COVID-19 response, Amnesty International said.\nsitename: Amnesty International\ndate: 2020-04-02\ncategories: [\'News\']\n---\nResponding to orders from President Duterte to police, military officials and barangay officials to shoot ‘troublemakers’ protesting during community quarantine, Amnesty Philippine Section Director, Butch Olano, said:\n“It is deeply alarming that President Duterte has extended a ‘shoot to kill’ policy to law enforcement agencies. Deadly, unchecked force should never be used in an emergency such as the COVID-19 pandemic.\n“The abusive methods used to punish those accused of breaching quarantine and the vast number of mass arrests that have been carried out to date, against mainly poor people, are further examples of the oppressive approach the government takes against those struggling with basic needs.\nThe violent police response to calls for help is heartless and unjustifiable, especially while millions of Filipinos are prevented from earning a living.\nButch Olano\n“This includes the violent police dispersal of residents of San Roque, Quezon City who were protesting the lack of relief support from the local government. The violent police response to calls for help is heartless and unjustifiable, especially while millions of Filipinos are prevented from earning a living.\n“We call on the President to immediately cease his dangerous incitement to violence against those critical of the government during the COVID-19 pandemic. The local government must initiate a dialogue with residents and deliver much-needed relief especially to the poorest communities.\n“We also urge the concerned agencies to investigate members of the police that resorted to disproportionate violence, release San Roque residents under arrest and conduct a probe into the broader incident. The lives of those most at risk must be considered a priority, in the effort to minimize the threat of the virus.\nBackground\nOn 1 April 2020, in a televised address President Duterte admonished those who may cause ‘trouble’ during the imposition of the community quarantine amid the COVID 19 pandemic. Referring to the political left, but also seemingly others who may protest or question government measures, he openly gave orders to the police, military and local officials to shoot them dead saying, “I will not hesitate. My orders are to the police and military, also the barangay, that if there is trouble or the situation arises that people fight and your lives are on the line, shoot them dead. Do you understand? Dead. Instead of causing trouble, I’ll send you to the grave.”\nBased on latest information from the Philippine National Police, over 17,000 people have already been arrested for violations related to lockdown and curfew orders declared in various regions in the country, including in Metro Manila, in response to the pandemic. Given the elevated risks of transmission of COVID-19 in places of detention, using prison sentences to enforce quarantine restrictions in the name of safeguarding public health is counterproductive and as such disproportionate. Reports have also appeared of inhuman punishments those breaching quarantine have been made to endure, including sitting for hours in the hot sun or being detained in dog cages.\nOn 1 April 2020, residents of San Roque village in Quezon City gathered along a portion of EDSA – a major highway in Metro Manila – upon receiving news that relief items were to be distributed there. According to the group Save San Roque Alliance, when the distribution didn’t happen, the residents decided to stay in the area and stage a protest to demand relief from the Quezon City government. Members of the police supposedly asked the residents to leave the area, according to reports, and arrested them when they refused to do so.\nThe residents’ alliance, however, told Amnesty International that police resorted to violently dispersing the protestors and hit them with wooden sticks. According to one official of the group that the organization talked to, the victims included a man with his baby who was in the area to collect financial aid from his company whose office was also along EDSA. The baby was likewise hit in the violence that ensued, according to the official.\nA total of 21 protesters were brought and detained at the headquarters of Quezon City police. 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Context: --- title: Philippines: Nickel mining projects approved despite inadequate consultation and serious risks to communities’ health and environment url: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2025/01/philippines-nickel-mining-projects-approved-despite-inadequate-consultation-and-serious-risks-to-communities-health-and-environment/ hostname: amnesty.org description: New Amnesty International report highlights the human cost of rising global demand for electric vehicles sitename: Amnesty International date: 2025-01-09 categories: ['News'] --- Indigenous Peoples and rural communities in the Philippines are being subjected to numerous human rights abuses amid a rapid expansion in the mining of nickel, an essential component of lithium-ion batteries, Amnesty International said today in a new report highlighting the human cost of rising global demand for electric vehicles. What do we get in return? How the Philippines nickel boom harms human rights documents failings to adequately consult local communities and obtain consent from Indigenous Peoples about nickel mining projects which have left deforestation, metal contamination and health problems in their wake in the provinces of Zambales and Palawan. It is highly likely that nickel mined from these sites is entering the supply chains of major electric vehicle (EV) companies. “Indigenous Peoples and rural communities are paying a heavy price for the world’s scramble for energy transition minerals,” said Veronica Cabe, Chair of Amnesty International Philippines. “Not only did these communities undergo seriously flawed consultation processes – blighted by misrepresentations and a lack of information – they are now being forced to endure the negative impacts of these mining operations on their health, livelihoods and access to clean water.” Indigenous Peoples and rural communities are paying a heavy price for the world’s scramble for energy transition minerals Veronica Cabe, Chair of Amnesty International Philippines The research focused on two areas: the coastal region of Santa Cruz in Zambales and Brooke’s Point, ancestral home to the Pala’wan Indigenous People in the island of Palawan. In Santa Cruz, four large-scale companies are currently extracting nickel: BenguetCorp Resources Management Corporation; Eramen Minerals Inc.; LNL Archipelago Minerals, Inc.; and Zambales Diversified Metals Corporation. In Brooke’s Point, one company, Ipilan Nickel Corporation (INC), is active and two others, MacroAsia Mining Corporation (MMC) and Lebach Mining Corporation, have plans to extract nickel. Community members said deforestation and environmental damage linked to nickel mining is causing them harm. In Santa Cruz, studies suggest that communities are being exposed to heavy metal contamination linked to nickel mining from the air, water and food chain. ![Satellite image showing large green areas of forest and a settlement with houses and farmland in the top left hand corner. Throughout the image are big areas of land where trees have been removed to make way for nickel mines, which are yellow and gold in colour from this distance](https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/NickelMiningAerialShot.jpg) In both regions, interviewees reported an increase in health issues since the mines opened, including asthma, coughs, breathing difficulties and other respiratory issues, in addition to skin diseases and eye, throat and skin irritation. They also reported how declining water quality – with several freshwater sources described as having turned a “reddish-brown” – has adversely impacted the livelihoods of fisher people and reduced crop yields. “The Philippine government must suspend these mining operations until it has conducted an urgent investigation into human rights and environmental abuses, while nickel mine operators must put human rights at the centre of their operations,” said Amnesty International’s Business and Human Rights researcher, Alysha Khambay. “Without greater supply chain transparency, EV brands cannot say that their vehicles are free from the taint of human rights and environmental abuse in the Philippines. These brands must investigate their supply chains for links to nickel from the Philippines and make the results and any risk mitigation measures public.” The research, conducted between September 2023 and October 2024, included interviews with 90 community members, as well as site visits and scrutiny of project documents, court records and images. Responses from the companies – who denied the allegations made against them – are available in the annex of the report. Lack of due process and access to crucial information The report shows how Indigenous and rural communities did not receive adequate explanations about the human rights and environmental risks of nickel mining, and were denied proper consultations on the mining projects, despite protections in both domestic and international law. Such protections require states to ensure that communities are meaningfully consulted on extractive projects, and in the case of projects that impact Indigenous Peoples, obtain Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC). In practice, this means fully informing communities of the potential impacts of nickel mining, listening to communities and addressing their concerns, and properly conducting and respecting the outcomes of FPIC processes. In both Santa Cruz and Brooke’s Point, people who rely on their natural environment to sustain their livelihoods reported being unable to access information crucial to understanding the impact of nickel mining on their communities. In many cases, project documents, such as environmental impact assessments, were not provided. Amnesty International was only able to locate online relevant environmental impact studies for three of the seven nickel mining projects featured in the report. The organization requested copies of the environmental impact studies from the other companies and the Philippine Department of Environment and Natural Resources. However, this information was not provided. In some cases, project documents were denied to community members, even after they had specifically requested them, preventing them from making an informed decision. In Brooke’s Point, members of the Pala’wan Indigenous People said that INC failed to provide copies of the environmental impact statement and a map of the company’s operations and boundary upon request. Romeo Melnocan, a community member in Brooke’s Point, said: “…the map they showed was very blurry. We can’t make a decision based on the information that was presented as we didn’t understand the impact.” In both areas, interviewees said community members known to be opposed to nickel mining were deliberately excluded from consultations. Those who attended consultations said they were either dismissed or ignored when they raised concerns about the potential risks of the mining projects. In Brooke’s Point, flaws in the FPIC processes carried out in relation to INC and MacroAsia Mining Corporation (MMC)’s nickel mines have invalidated these processes and created divisions within the Pala’wan Indigenous People. Despite this, INC has been extracting nickel for over two years and MMC is in the process of obtaining the necessary permits to start commercial mining operations. Under FPIC, consent must be given freely, without manipulation, coercion, threat, fear of reprisal and corruption. However, Amnesty spoke with community members who said they and others had been offered bribes by the mining companies INC and MMC to support their projects. It is time to stop sacrificing the human rights, health and environment of Indigenous Peoples and rural communities for the benefit of extractive companies, multinational car companies and consumers in industrialized countries Alysha Khambay, Amnesty International’s Business and Human Rights researcher Community member Beto Calman said: “People are pro-mining because of money, bribes. If there’s a meeting, the pro-mining people will get an invitation immediately, but us who are impacted will never.” Community members said the FPIC processes excluded customary Pala’wan leaders and decision-making, which constitutes a violation of the right to self-determination. Both INC and MMC deny all of the allegations and maintain the FPIC processes were carried out in accordance with requirements. Companies have a responsibility to conduct due diligence to identify and prevent human rights abuses linked to their operations or business relationships and address negative impacts when they are found to occur. In situations where FPIC is not possible, companies should responsibly disengage in consultation with affected Indigenous People and cease planned operations. “It is time to stop sacrificing the human rights, health and environment of Indigenous Peoples and rural communities for the benefit of extractive companies, multinational car companies and consumers in industrialized countries. There must be greater accountability across the EV and battery supply chain for the potential harms that mining operations cause,” Alysha Khambay said. ########## ########## Source: Web Search Result 2 URL: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/04/philippines-president-duterte-shoot-to-kill-order-pandemic/ Title: Philippines: President Duterte gives "shoot to kill" order amid ... Context: --- title: President Duterte gives "shoot to kill" order amid pandemic response url: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/04/philippines-president-duterte-shoot-to-kill-order-pandemic/ hostname: amnesty.org description: Violence and deadly force have no place in the COVID-19 response, Amnesty International said. sitename: Amnesty International date: 2020-04-02 categories: ['News'] --- Responding to orders from President Duterte to police, military officials and barangay officials to shoot ‘troublemakers’ protesting during community quarantine, Amnesty Philippine Section Director, Butch Olano, said: “It is deeply alarming that President Duterte has extended a ‘shoot to kill’ policy to law enforcement agencies. Deadly, unchecked force should never be used in an emergency such as the COVID-19 pandemic. “The abusive methods used to punish those accused of breaching quarantine and the vast number of mass arrests that have been carried out to date, against mainly poor people, are further examples of the oppressive approach the government takes against those struggling with basic needs. The violent police response to calls for help is heartless and unjustifiable, especially while millions of Filipinos are prevented from earning a living. Butch Olano “This includes the violent police dispersal of residents of San Roque, Quezon City who were protesting the lack of relief support from the local government. The violent police response to calls for help is heartless and unjustifiable, especially while millions of Filipinos are prevented from earning a living. “We call on the President to immediately cease his dangerous incitement to violence against those critical of the government during the COVID-19 pandemic. The local government must initiate a dialogue with residents and deliver much-needed relief especially to the poorest communities. “We also urge the concerned agencies to investigate members of the police that resorted to disproportionate violence, release San Roque residents under arrest and conduct a probe into the broader incident. The lives of those most at risk must be considered a priority, in the effort to minimize the threat of the virus. Background On 1 April 2020, in a televised address President Duterte admonished those who may cause ‘trouble’ during the imposition of the community quarantine amid the COVID 19 pandemic. Referring to the political left, but also seemingly others who may protest or question government measures, he openly gave orders to the police, military and local officials to shoot them dead saying, “I will not hesitate. My orders are to the police and military, also the barangay, that if there is trouble or the situation arises that people fight and your lives are on the line, shoot them dead. Do you understand? Dead. Instead of causing trouble, I’ll send you to the grave.” Based on latest information from the Philippine National Police, over 17,000 people have already been arrested for violations related to lockdown and curfew orders declared in various regions in the country, including in Metro Manila, in response to the pandemic. Given the elevated risks of transmission of COVID-19 in places of detention, using prison sentences to enforce quarantine restrictions in the name of safeguarding public health is counterproductive and as such disproportionate. Reports have also appeared of inhuman punishments those breaching quarantine have been made to endure, including sitting for hours in the hot sun or being detained in dog cages. On 1 April 2020, residents of San Roque village in Quezon City gathered along a portion of EDSA – a major highway in Metro Manila – upon receiving news that relief items were to be distributed there. According to the group Save San Roque Alliance, when the distribution didn’t happen, the residents decided to stay in the area and stage a protest to demand relief from the Quezon City government. Members of the police supposedly asked the residents to leave the area, according to reports, and arrested them when they refused to do so. The residents’ alliance, however, told Amnesty International that police resorted to violently dispersing the protestors and hit them with wooden sticks. According to one official of the group that the organization talked to, the victims included a man with his baby who was in the area to collect financial aid from his company whose office was also along EDSA. The baby was likewise hit in the violence that ensued, according to the official. A total of 21 protesters were brought and detained at the headquarters of Quezon City police. Supporters and relatives were prevented from talking to them or delivering food for them following several hours of detention, the group’s official said. COVID-19 AND HUMAN RIGHTS Stay Informed, Get Inspired, Take Action ########## """ANFRAGE: Give me the latest news in PH""" Berücksichtigen Sie den Chatverlauf für relevante Informationen. Wenn die Anfrage bereits in der Historie gestellt wurde, überprüfen Sie die Richtigkeit Ihrer Antwort und korrigieren Sie gegebenenfalls Ihren vorherigen Fehler. Verwenden Sie so viele Tokens wie nötig, aber seien Sie gleichzeitig so effizient wie möglich. 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